Acts 2:15 (YLT)

Passage

for these are not drunken, as ye take it up, for it is the third hour of the day.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:13 and others mocking said, --`They are full of sweet wine;'

Acts 2:14 and Peter having stood up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and declared to them, `Men, Jews! and all those dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and harken to my sayings,

Acts 2:15 for these are not drunken, as ye take it up, for it is the third hour of the day.

Acts 2:16 `But this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:

Acts 2:17 And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "drunken", "take", "third", and "hour". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "drunken" and "take", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "and Peter having stood up with the..." into verse 16's "But this is that which hath been...", so "drunken" and "take" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "drunken" and "take" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.